Foam roller

[Mum22boys]

Hi, does this foam roller look ok... I don't really know what I'm looking for 🤷‍♀️

amazon.co.uk/Maximo-Fitness...

[Grannyhugs Graduate10]

That foam roller looks incredibly expensive. You can pick up cheap ones in supermarkets etc. There is nothing special about them. They are all articles of torture but they do work. Happy running 🤗

[HeavyFoot Graduate10 in reply to Grannyhugs]

After I bought a mid price one that looks like an orange tractor tyre, a sports masseuse told me a rolling pin is just a good. I got one for a £ and it is!!

[Grannyhugs Graduate10 in reply to HeavyFoot]

Ouch, a rolling pin has even less give but as you say, does the same job.

[Mum22boys Graduate10 in reply to HeavyFoot]

Makes my eyes water 🤣😱

[Mum22boys Graduate10 in reply to Grannyhugs]

Ok that's useful to know will definitely look for something cheaper!!!

[Grannyhugs Graduate10 in reply to Mum22boys]

Tesco stock them for £10. We got ours in Aldi but they no longer stock them

[sofaspud]

I have this one and like the bigger/elevated notches. Happy rolling!

decathlon.ch/ch_en/500-hard...

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to sofaspud]

That looks great 👍🏽. If your interested, there was a whole discussion thread on foam rollers also on the Strength and Flex Forum, see healthunlocked.com/strength..., which - I fear - I started.

[Mum22boys Graduate10 in reply to sofaspud]

Is happy the right word 🤣

[sofaspud in reply to Mum22boys]

Too true. I torture myself every evening but somehow look forward to it 😱

[Buddy34 Graduate10]

The one I have is from ebay and only cost a tenner.

ebay.co.uk/itm/373308275677

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to Buddy34]

That one looks like one I have, as well. In case this is of interest there was a whole discussion thread on foam rollers also on the Strength and Flex Forum, see healthunlocked.com/strength..., which - I fear - I started.

[Mum22boys Graduate10 in reply to Buddy34]

That one looks good, thank you 😊

[CBDB Graduate10]

There was a whole discussion on foam rollers also on the Strength and Flex Forum, see healthunlocked.com/strength.... (Which I fear I started) so might be an idea to head over there and have a look.

(We also would like to start a trend that everyone posts pics of their rollers, equivalent to new-shoe postings! 🤣🤣)

Not sure I can give advice as I ‘reappropriated’ all ‘my’ foam rollers from my husbands collection 🤣 but it is actually nice to have a collection, so cheaper and more might be a way to go. Example: long ones are great for back, short for inner thighs. But there all great!!!👍🏽

[Mum22boys Graduate10 in reply to CBDB]

Fab, I'll have a look at the thread. It's something I've been meaning to get for a while but it was your post about the roller workout the other day that has promoted me!

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to Mum22boys]

👍🏽yeah! Rolling: you’re gonna love it!

[RunWillie Graduate10]

I got a trigger point grid roller 👍🏻

[Mum22boys Graduate10 in reply to RunWillie]

Thank you, will have a look

[Pnegirl Graduate10]

I'm glad you asked about this as I was curious about foam rollers. I've seen them mentioned but haven't fully understood their use so I'm going to have a snoop through your replies lol 😁

[sofaspud]

Actually, just remembered that there’s a whole video about foam rollers on The Run Experience’s YouTube channel. Very informative.